Planetary hours
in Shanghai.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.